Sunday, September 30, 2012

I have seen these popping up everywhere and finally decided to make one. The old keychain holder I had kinda sucked, so I needed one that was more fun!

I found a mustache silhouette that I liked, enlarged it on my computer and traced it onto freezer paper. This is the silhouette I used:

I cut out my mustache, and I was going to trace it onto my wood but it kept moving. So I took the lazyman's way out and tacked the freezer paper onto the wood, sprayed around it lightly with black spray paint, then traced around the image that was left.

I used my jigsaw to cut it out. It got a little tricky in the curvy part of the stache, but I managed not to lose any appendages!

I gave it a nice sanding, stained it with one coat of Minwax Dark Walnut, then screwed on my hooks!

I bought a nice block of wood from Lowe's for $10. I'll be able to make two key holders out of it and I have a little wood left over. Since I used the hooks from my old key holder, this only cost me five bucks!

I love the imperfections of the wood!

Now I've got a funky little key holder! I'm thinking these will make some good Christmas presents!

Saturday, September 22, 2012

I had the pleasure of spending most of my day with my family! My cousin's little girl turned one so we celebrated her birthday all afternoon!

Isn't she precious!

My cousin made the cute decoration on the booster seat. I'll be storing that idea for when I have kids!

The birthday girl needed some more play clothes, so I made her a few onsies she could prance around in with style!

I originally saw the owl design on Somewhat Simple where Leslie from The Seasoned Homemaker was doing a guest post. She used the owl applique on a kitchen towel (super cute) but I decided to slap it on a onsie!

Directions: 1. In a large bowl, blend together the box of cake mix, can of pumpkin puree, and pumpkin spice. 2. Spoon the batter into a prepared muffin pan. 3. Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the muffin mix. 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

These make your house smell amazing while they're baking!

Enjoy your delicious Fall treats! These are very easy to make, and they really impress everyone with your amazing baking abilities! ;)